WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO AUGUST 1951
Find out what all happened March to August 1951

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union. (5. April 1951)

King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium. (16. July 1951)

Korean War: Operation Ripper – United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgeway begin an assault against Chinese forces. (7. March 1951)

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. (29. March 1951)

Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. (10. July 1951)

The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition – a gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School. (21. May 1951)

The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park. (17. April 1951)

Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea. (11. April 1951)

UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. (14. June 1951)

Tibetan delegates to the Central People's Government arrive in Beijing and draft a Seventeen Point Agreement for Chinese sovereignty and Tibetan autonomy. (29. April 1951)

The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines. (16. May 1951)

The British radio comedy program The Goon Show was broadcast on the BBC for the first time. (28. May 1951)

A court in Czechoslovakia sentences American journalist William N. Oatis to ten years in prison on charges of espionage. (4. July 1951)

Dan Gavriliu performs the first surgical replacement of a human organ. (20. April 1951)

Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips' recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee. (3. March 1951)

The Polish cultural attache in Paris, Czesław Miłosz, asks the French government for political asylum. (15. May 1951)

American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia. (23. April 1951)

Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom. (26. July 1951)

Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong. (25. April 1951)

Dezik (Дезик) and Tsygan (Цыган, "Gypsy") are the first dogs to make a sub-orbital flight. (22. July 1951)